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Sep

2013

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Cocoa flavanol health claim becomes EU law

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The claim says that 200 mg of cocoa flavanols either from cocoa beverages or dark chocolate contribute to normal blood flow.   200mg of cocoa flavanols daily, is equivalent to ...

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29

Aug

2013

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Slimming products

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Marketers promoting a food or food supplements should take both the Slimming and Food Rules into account and note that weight loss and other claims of this nature, which directly ...

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29

Aug

2013

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Herring and mackerel imports from Faroe Islands banned

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The EU has finally moved to ban imports of herring and mackerel from Faroese vessels as the dispute over the jointly fished stock reaches fever pitch.   It follows months ...

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29

Aug

2013

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EU slaps plant sterol-stanol products with warning from 2014

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Cholesterol-busting plant sterol and stanol products – worth about €2.5bn globally – will have to carry warning labels in the European Union from next February.   Category leaders like Unilever ...

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29

Aug

2013

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New potatoes receive new definition

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The potato industry has established a standard definition of ‘new potatoes’ after an investigation by trading standards revealed that potatoes were being sold as ‘new’ for up to seven months ...

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11

Aug

2013

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Slim pickings: UK issues weight loss health claims advice

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The UK advertising watchdog has issued guidance to companies making weight loss claims telling them to anally follow the EU nutrition and health claims regulation (NHCR) or face prosecution.   ...

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09

Aug

2013

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Is it what is says on the tin? Food Labelling explained

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Ahead of the EU Food Information Regulation that comes into effect in December 2014, Clare Wood, owner and founder of Technical Expectations and a member of IFST’s Food Law Group, ...

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09

Aug

2013

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East Kent hops win protected name status

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East Kent Goldings have become the first variety of hops to have their name protected against imitation. Defra announced today the hops had won Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status ...

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09

Aug

2013

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Interactive food labels: Are they the future?

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Arjowiggins Creative Papers has won an award for creating paper which can insert an interactive circuit board into its design, for use in the food industry. PowerCoat is a sustainable ...

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06

Aug

2013

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Non-fermented fibre wins tooth claim; cranberry may need to find new tract

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Non-fermented carbohydrates can deliver tooth health benefits but there is not enough data to show cranberry can benefit urinary tract infections, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has found in ...

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